King of Thailand self-isolates in luxury hotel with harem of 20 women

- King Maha Vajiralongkorn booked an entire hotel in Germany where he will be in self-isolation as his country battles coronavirus

- He was accompanied by 20 women and several servants who he will spend time with in Germany

- It was unclear if his four wives were also living in the hotel with the rest of the group

The king of Thailand who is well known for controversies has gone into self-isolation in an expensive hotel in Germany with a harem of 20 women.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, who is married to four wives reportedly booked the entire four-star Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Germany after its management was given permission to host his team.

Among other people who accompanied the 67-year-old was a harem of 20 concubines and numerous servants, the Independent reported.

It was not immediately clear if his four wives were also living in the same hotel with the rest of the group.

Restaurants and hotels in Germany were ordered to shut down but a special exemption was made to the Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl on grounds that “the guests were a single, homogenous group of people with no fluctuation”.

However, upon arrival at the hotel, over 119 people were ordered to return to Thailand on suspicion that they had contracted the highly infectious COVID-19 disease.

The news angered Thai people who risked breaking country's laws by criticizing the monarchy on social media.

Under the laws, anyone who insults or criticises the monarchy could be imprisoned for up to 15 years.

In a Thai Twitter hashtag which translated to “Why do we need a king?” teh citizens expressed concern on why the King would go to self-isolation in Germany while the outbreak continued to spread across Thailand.

Currently, there are over 1,245 infections of the dreaded coronavirus in Thailand.

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